The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-14
NEWS OF THE SHOW WORLD
improvements at the Dime Museum
Preparatory to Opening Next Week.
list of the Attractions Booked for the Sea
son-Prof Morris's Trained Animals at
the GRANDDAUGHTER Circus Coming.


day, Aug. %, as the time for the regular opening
of the Dime Museum, and will present Charles
A. Gardner, the German-diaiect comedian, as
the first attraction. 1t is the intention OF
Messrs Dickson g. Talbot to make the Mu-
scum one Of the finest, most admirably ar
ranged and best price houses in the country.
Tt is to be conducted in a manner calculated to
raise it much above the Ordinary dime museum,
and the class of attractions engaged will be of q
higher grade it is claimed, than usually appear
in houses of q similar character.
The managers will give the place their personal
attention, and will surround themselves with a
frst-class working force Special arrangements
for the comfort and convenience of ladies and
children will be made. and in this respect the
Museum will outrauk all others. Waiting
rooms. with experienced attendants, and fur
nshed especially for children are on the main
floor, and the little folks will alw avs be cared
for whether alone or with some one The most
perfect order will be main tanned, and the rough
element sometimes seen in low-priced theaters
will receive no encouragement
In accordance with these ideas the house has
been generally overhauled under the direction
of architect r. p. Daggett and contractor
Minthorn, and now presents a fresh. clean ap-
pearance from top to bottom. The main audi
forum has been repainted, repapered and new
carpets and mating cover the Railways and
aisles. Four new proscenium boxes have been
added and on each side next to these, the sofa
chairs have been taken out and in their places
five small open boxes. similar to those at the
Grand and large enough Tor four people have
house has been improved and
Professor Armbruster. of Columbus, o. :,
has been working several weeks on new scenery
and not piece of the ola will be left. Patent
flats. painted to change the scene by simply
reversing the ends, are to be used, and the feat
ure is novel one. Managers Dickson & Tai
bott promise some Of the best attractions on the
road. Of which the following is partial list:
Charles A. Gardner, German comedian; Critic
rion Opera Company; Her Atonement."
Doud Byron; the Monroe and Rice Coined Com
pany; Miaco's brilliant spectacular production;
Tho Magic Talisman;" Peter Baker, il" Chris and
Lena;"the Bennett and Moulton Opera Company;
Frank Frayne; The Kimball Comedy Company
inftheir musical comedy, 'Mam'zell" Chas. Z. FL
lis in his original German comedy drama; Hearts
of Oak" with James A. Hearne and Katherine
Corcoran in the cast: Edmund Collier, In 1.-THE
Robbers" and Iron Mask CoSnne Opera
Company: Martin Hayden, in his hew comedy.
"a Boy Hero" J. q: Little in The World" and
"Man TO Man." Wallick's Cattle King Company;
Australian Novelty Company; Thrown Upon
the World" Gray and Stephens. in new plays
and Lost in London Although these are all
high-priced attractions no advance will be made
in the admission charges. The reserve seat sys-
tenn will be continued aud tickets will always be
10. 20 and 30 cents, with no extra charge for re-
serving.
Professor Morris will give exhibitions with his
trained dogs and horses this week at the Grand
Opera-house. He has the best and largest troupe
of trained animals in the country. He now has
fourteen horses and sixty dogs. and the perform
ance that they have been trained to give Is won
derful Professor 'Morris has. as usual, been
spending the summer in this city and his exhibit
tions this week will he the opening os his fall
season. Performances will be given every even
ing and on Wednesday and Saturday after
Sells Brothers show, which is now returning
from tour Of the West, will visit Indianapolis
on the first of next month. Since it was here
two years ago it has been improved in many
respects although it was a good show at that
time. 1t has more of the enjoyable features of
the old-fashoned circus than most of the other
modern shows, and still it keeps fully abreast
of the times in tho matter of new and novel
attractions,